Thursday, September 25, 2008
No internet access yet
I have been in St Andrews for several days, but haven't had internet access (don't even have it in my house yet), hence the reason for not posting. I'm on a computer in the Classics library now, don't have time to post a full entry about what the heck I've been doing here, but hopefully I will be able to get onto the St Andrews wireless network in the next few days from my own computer. So will hopefully post soon!
Friday, September 19, 2008
Getting ready to leave
Hi everyone! I'm starting this blog so I can keep in touch and tell everyone about my year in Scotland. I will be studying Classical Studies (mainly ancient Greek and Roman literature) at the University of St Andrews. My degree will be a PGDip (postgraduate diploma), which is basically a one-year Masters without a thesis project.
I'm really looking forward to being at St Andrews. I visited it the summer after my freshman year of college when my dad and I were in Europe, and I thought then that it was the perfect place for me. It's an awesome medieval university, yet it's in a tiny little town - only 12,000 people, and there is no urban sprawl at all. The town is very compact and once you're out of it, you're out and in the fields and hills. It's also only a few feet from the North Sea and there are even a few mountains off in the very far distance. There are of course lots of golf courses right there because St Andrews is famous as the birthplace of golf (I'm hoping to play some golf there, as well as join the swimming team). My apartment is right in the middle of town, so not right on the open space but within easy walking distance of everything.
My flight from Missoula leaves at about 2pm on Sunday, then I go to Minneapolis before heading to Amsterdam (no direct flights to St Andrews!). I could've gone to London for the same duration and wait, but I chose Amsterdam because I've only been there once. I have a little less than 3 hours to wait in the Amsterdam airport, which will mainly be spent in the customs line. My last leg of flying is Amsterdam to Edinburgh, an easy jaunt at 1 1/2 hours. Then I'll wait in customs again and take a bus or a train and then a bus to St Andrews which should be about an hour or two. I'm guessing I'll get "home" around 6pm Scotland time, so over 24 hours total travel if you count the time in the car driving to Missoula.
Throughout the year I'll post a few times a week to tell about what I'm doing and hopefully to post some pictures. The next time I post I'll be in Scotland! :)
I'm really looking forward to being at St Andrews. I visited it the summer after my freshman year of college when my dad and I were in Europe, and I thought then that it was the perfect place for me. It's an awesome medieval university, yet it's in a tiny little town - only 12,000 people, and there is no urban sprawl at all. The town is very compact and once you're out of it, you're out and in the fields and hills. It's also only a few feet from the North Sea and there are even a few mountains off in the very far distance. There are of course lots of golf courses right there because St Andrews is famous as the birthplace of golf (I'm hoping to play some golf there, as well as join the swimming team). My apartment is right in the middle of town, so not right on the open space but within easy walking distance of everything.
My flight from Missoula leaves at about 2pm on Sunday, then I go to Minneapolis before heading to Amsterdam (no direct flights to St Andrews!). I could've gone to London for the same duration and wait, but I chose Amsterdam because I've only been there once. I have a little less than 3 hours to wait in the Amsterdam airport, which will mainly be spent in the customs line. My last leg of flying is Amsterdam to Edinburgh, an easy jaunt at 1 1/2 hours. Then I'll wait in customs again and take a bus or a train and then a bus to St Andrews which should be about an hour or two. I'm guessing I'll get "home" around 6pm Scotland time, so over 24 hours total travel if you count the time in the car driving to Missoula.
Throughout the year I'll post a few times a week to tell about what I'm doing and hopefully to post some pictures. The next time I post I'll be in Scotland! :)
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